MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170425
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 07 '18 at 21:53
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 89.7
1-Core 121
2-Core 230
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 697
66% 549 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2827 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 156
Parallax 142
112% 145 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 132
Splatting 112
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO2 SMI 512GB-$80
285GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1007C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 245 244 248 246 248 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 245
Mixed 230
SusWrite 245
68% 307 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 40.6
156% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 168
152% 230 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 97%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
901GB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 140 141 141 139 141 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Read 150
Write 138
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 140
81% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL15-17-17 D4-3000 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.2% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 23.1
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 22.5
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) Builds (Compare 2,480 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $897
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